Curcuma longa(CURLO)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: CURLO
- Preferred name: Curcuma longa
- Authority: Linnaeus
India. Cultivated as a root vegetable, yielding a spice/colouring agent. Introduced in China (including Taiwan), Indochina, Malesia, some African countries, Central America, Caribbean, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Curcuma domestica | Valeton |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| turmeric | English |
| Gelbwurzel | German |
| Kurkuma | German |
| curcuma | French |
| safran des Indes | French |
| curcuma longa | Spanish |
| curcuma | Italian |
| radice gialla | Italian |
| açafrão-das-índias | Portuguese |
| curcuma | Portuguese |
| ukon | Japanese |
| ウコン | Japanese |
| камин чан | Russian |
| jiāng huáng | Chinese |
| 姜黄 | Chinese |
| haldee | Hindi |
| हल्दी | Hindi |
| kunyit | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Zingiberales (
1ZINO )
Family
Zingiberaceae (
1ZINF )
Subfamily
Zingiberoideae (
1ZINS )
Genus
Curcuma (
1CURG )
Species
Curcuma longa (
CURLO )